TOSHIO HOSOKAWA

1

Horn Concerto, "Moment of Blossoming"

19:21

Stefan Dohr Soloist

2

Lotus under the moonlight

20:52

Momo Kodama Soloist

3

Chant

19:13

Anssi Karttunen Soloist

Jun Markl Conductor

Japanese musicians have often taken the connection between man and nature as their theme and award-winning composer Toshio Hosokawa stands strongly in that artistic lineage. His Horn Concerto ‘Moment of Blossoming’ imagines the solo instrument as a lotus flower and the orchestra as the cosmos. The theme of the blossoming lotus continues in the piano concerto Lotus under the moonlight and in the songful Chant for cello and orchestra, influenced by Shômyô singing (the ceremonial music of Japanese Buddhism). The Horn Concerto was co-commissioned by the Berlin Philharmonic, the Concertgebouw of Amsterdam and London’s Barbican Centre.

"What is impressive ... is the quality of the performances under Jun Märkl." ***